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Old 06-25-2008, 03:31 PM   #44
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While I do prefer reading on my Sony Reader, I think smartphones are viable alternatives.

I have a smart phone Samsung i730. It's a windows 5 (WM5) with a touch screen. The reading applications on the smart phone are superior's to my sony reader PRS-505 so the reading experience is great. However where the SONY shines is on the, Battery life, Daylight reading, and Screen size.

The main reason I do not actively read on my Phone is because of the battery drain it takes to power the LCD. Until the battery life issue is resolved on phones can compete.

Another alternative is that phones start using the e-ink technology I think there will be good competition.

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... I've never come across an auto-scroll system that I'm comfortable with...
My Samsung i730 came with an app called "Picsel browser". The way it handled documents was excellent. It had the ability to Zoom/pan and turn pages quite easily and instantly. For flow able text like HTML the user could switch between the default view and reflowed text

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Last edited by =X=; 06-25-2008 at 06:56 PM. Reason: Added first sentence for clarification on my opinion
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